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Our Practices

Design & Construction

Burns & Levinson attorneys in our Design & Construction Practice provide practical legal advice to public and private clients engaged on a variety of building and infrastructure projects. As a complement to the firm's Real Estate and Litigation Practice Groups, the Design & Construction Practice focuses on representation of public, private, and institutional owners and developers requiring a broad range of legal services necessary to deliver successful facility development programs. For many years, Burns & Levinson attorneys have also represented designer professionals, contractors, subcontractors, and sureties in connection with a wide spectrum of design and construction industry matters.

Burns & Levinson attorneys understand that, in today’s complex regulatory and political climate, successful project delivery often requires a multi-disciplinary legal approach involving attorneys, as well as other professionals, with skills and experience in the areas of land use planning and environmental permitting, finance, project design, innovative contracting, and insurance. Our clients have the advantage of working with a team of highly-qualified and experienced legal professionals who can navigate the complexities of today's design and construction projects.

A partial list of services that Burns & Levinson provides to design and construction industry clients appears below. To find out more about how Burns & Levinson attorneys can assist with your project, please contact one of our practice group members listed below.

Project Finance & Procurement

• Capital Financing Strategy

• Alternative Procurement and Contracting Strategy

• Public Procurement

• Project delivery through Private/Public Partnerships

• Environmental Permitting and Brownfield Redevelopment

• Government Relations and Strategy

• International Construction Law

Design & Construction Law

• Design and Construction Contract Development and Negotiation

• Construction Claims Mitigation and Strategy

• Litigation, ADR, and Claims Prosecution and Defense

• Insurance and Surety Issues

• Labor, Employment, and OSHA Issues

The Design & Construction Group at Burns & Levinson

Name Title Phone Email
Richard M. Coen Partner 401.831.3010 rcoen@burnslev.com
Sean O. Coffey Partner 401.831.8173 scoffey@burnslev.com
Anatoly M. Darov Partner 617.345.3820 adarov@burnslev.com
Robert D. Friedman Partner 617.345.3248 rfriedman@burnslev.com
Frances Allou Gershwin Partner 617.345.3724 fgershwin@burnslev.com
John R. Gowell, Jr. Partner 401.831.8340 jgowell@burnslev.com
John (Jack) A. Kessler, Jr. Partner 617.345.3585 jkessler@burnslev.com
Alan E. Lipkind Partner 617.345.3547 alipkind@burnslev.com
Paul T. Muniz Partner 617.345.3494 pmuniz@burnslev.com
Thomas T. Reith Partner 617.345.3258 treith@burnslev.com
William M. Simmons Senior Counsel 617.345.3241 wsimmons@burnslev.com